Last checked at 15 Sep 2021 13:14
Games Workshop Group PLC
(the "Company")
2021 AGM voting results
For immediate release 15 September 2021
At the AGM held today at 10am, all of the resolutions, as set out in the notice of meeting, were duly passed on a poll by the shareholders. Details of the proxy votes received in respect of each resolution are detailed below and will be posted on the Company's investor relations website at investor.games-workshop.com
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Resolution 1 | To receive the 2021 annual report | 24,824,952 | 99.9 | 20,307 | 0.1 | 24,845,259 | 75.8 | 80,933 |
Resolution 2 | To re-elect Kevin Rountree as a director | 24,902,688 | 99.9 | 20,154 | 0.1 | 24,922,842 | 76.0 | 3,260 |
Resolution 3 | To re-elect Rachel Tongue as a director | 24,898,000 | 99.9 | 24,720 | 0.1 | 24,922,720 | 76.0 | 3,472 |
Resolution 4 | To re-elect Elaine O'Donnell as a director | 24,155,506 | 96.9 | 767,344 | 3.1 | 24,922,850 | 76.0 | 3,342 |
Resolution 5
| To re-elect John Brewis as a director | 23,477,746 | 96.5 | 855,270 | 3.5 | 24,333,016 | 74.2 | 593,176 |
Resolution 6 | To re-elect Kate Marsh as a director | 24,726,232 | 99.2 | 196,589 | 0.8 | 24,922,821 | 76.0 | 3,371 |
Resolution 7 | To elect Sally Matthews as a director | 24,918,578 | 100 | 3,746 | 0.0 | 24,922,324 | 76.0 | 3,868 |
Resolution 8 | To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 24,689,475 | 99.1 | 233,060 | 0.9 | 24,922,535 | 76.0 | 3,657 |
Resolution 9 | To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration | 24,925,045 | 100 | 809 | 0.0 | 24,925,854 | 76.0 | 338 |
Resolution 10 | To approve the remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy) | 20,074,607 | 83.0 | 4,109,527 | 17.0 | 24,184,134 | 73.8 | 741,058 |
Resolution 11 | To approve the remuneration policy | 20,355,278 | 85.4 | 3,488,250 | 14.6 | 23,843,528 | 72.7 | 1,082,664 |
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Resolution 12 | To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities | 24,566,615 | 98.6 | 356,823 | 1.4 | 24,923,438 | 76.0 | 2,752 |
Resolution 13 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 24,757,099 | 99.3 | 165,549 | 0.7 | 24,922,648 | 76.0 | 3,542 |
Resolution 14 | To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares | 24,583,642 | 98.8 | 288,370 | 1.2 | 24,872,012 | 75.9 | 54,178 |
i)* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against resolutions
ii) Any votes that give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total.
iii) At close of business on 14 September 2021 there were 32,776,471 shares in issue.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business of the meeting will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
For further information, please contact:
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Kevin Rountree, CEO |
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Rachel Tongue, Group Finance Director |
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Investor relations website | http://investor.games-workshop.com | |
General website | www.games-workshop.com | |
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The 2021 annual report and all other recent announcements may be viewed at the investor relations website at the address above.